Tax documents. (They say the only sure things are death and taxes. So if I survive the fires, I need to file taxes.)

Cameras

Ipods

Memorabilia, cards, and notes from my junior high and high school years.

Box full of written journals that I've kept since sixth grade.

Large envelopes filled with year-by-year of cards & letters from family & friends, vacation memorabilia, and ticket stubs.

My Honolulu Marathon finisher's medal.

That's it. That was what was important to us. Nothing that would be of value to anyone else but us. Looking back, I'm totally amazed at the clarity of thoughts as we went around each room and decided what to take. I didn't really have any thoughts of "I forgot to take that" after evacuation. We were lucky we had an hour to get out. Some people saw the fires coming towards their house and only had minutes to get out.
It also occurred to me that it was good that I have this blog. This is on google's servers and would still be around if my house burned down.

1 comment:

oh my goodness, thank GOd you guys are ok!!! i guess i answered my question from the first comment i left today :).well, that is so crazy and surreal. that whole fire is so unbelievable, and to imagine it was started by a kid... so sad. glad you guys got time to get out and glad that you got back ok.